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Asking $16,000. moondance5003@yahoo.com She is ready to go with everything on her. It includes the mooring which was inspected in April of this year (2018) and lines, swivel and shackles replaced.
Editor's note: St Brendan, Albin Vega # 1147, sailed by Matt Rutherford, is the first vessel to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the Americas under sail. The route took Matt from the Chesapeake, through the Northwest Passage and South, West to East, around Cape Horn. CLICK for more information about this historic voyage
Matt Rutherford writes:
It breaks my heart to put this boat up for sale. We have been through so many hard times together and also so many good times. St Brendan always kept sailing regardless of the giant waves of the Bering Sea and Cape Horn, the fog and ice of the Northwest Passage, the freighters that nearly ran us down at night. St Brendan sailed for 309 days straight and covered 27,077 miles yet still has a lot of life left in her. I don’t want to sell the boat but since my return I have started a non-profit called Ocean Research Project and have just completed an 80 day 6,800 miles survey of the North Atlantic. We were dragging special nets that can determine the amount of micro plastic in the water (http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis successful-science-too-much-adventure-mark-maiden-research-voyage/article_5da26a84-0dcc-5cc4-b8b9-8b8bca28e15f.html)
I’ve put every dollar I have into the non-profit and no longer can afford to keep St Brendan.
On one hand St Brendan has been through hell and back and needs some TLC on the other hand St Brendan is a piece of history. She is the first boat ever to have sailed around North and South America non-stop singlehanded. The documentary about this trip will be out in a few months and the book will follow few months after. (Trailer for documentary http://vimeo.com/47936167) St Brendan’s value will only increase over time. The sails and rigging are in surprising good shape. She was repowered with a Volvo Penta 2002 that runs fine (I fixed the starter when I got back). Her hull number is 1147 She is located in Annapolis MD
If I could I would keep this boat forever but I am flat broke. St Brendan deserves a good home and she deserves to keep sailing.
Matt Rutherford
We are placing the “Vegabond” up for sale after a good run of 43 years of sailing her around New England
Albin Vega, Diesel auxiliary cruiser
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The boat is in Wickford Rhode Island, bottom painted in 2016 and ready to sail.
Vegabond is a USCG Documented Vessel
Price is $9,800 NOW REDUCED TO JUST $6000
Tarka is currently cruising between the Virgin Islands and St Maarten. Available starting late March in either St Maarten or the VI's.
The boat was completely rebuilt in 2005 after her circumnavigation as Tarka the Otter. Beta 14 with 1000 hours. Roller and slab reefing. Spinnaker and storm jib. Achilles dinghy and Tohatsu 3hp included. 155 panel. New Origo. 60+ gallons fresh water. New Raymarine 2000+ tiller pilot. Ready to step on and cruise.
Asking $15,000
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Argonaut was my first sailboat and has taught me a lot while sailing the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. I am the third owner and have had her for 4 years. But the time has come to get a bit larger boat. The boat is quite original as far as the inside. She is in great condition minus some gel coat crazing, but that has never affected her great sailing ability.
$8500 Reduced to $6500
Call 661-619-7167
1976 Vega. 13.5 Beta Marine Diesel Installed In 2002 - Only Has 75 Hours On It. Main, Jib And Genoa. Compass, Vhf Radio, Cabin Heater, Cushions, Alcohol Stove, Auto Pilot, Porta-potti. Additional: Roller-reefing Gear And Radar (Need Repair). $10,500. Kennebunkport, Maine.
CALL BOB @ (207) 967-2217
bobandroseann@hotmail.com
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Silentium Was the classic “Barn Find”. The original owner Vernier and his wife Pearl sailed Silentium on Lake Ontario from 1974 through 1982. The boat was sailed mostly weekends from Late May until October, and hauled out and stored each winter. In 1983 the Vernier retired and he and Pearl trailered Silentium to Victoria, British Columbia with dreams of sailing the fabled Pacific North West.
Tragedy struck, and Vernier became ill and Silentium was never launched. The boat was put into Storage yard on Vanalman Rd, in Saanich and it sat for 28 years until I purchased the boat from Pearl in 2011.
The boat was in amazing condition. The old keyhole style orange canvas life jackets looked brand new with no sign of mildew. The boat was dry and sound. Pearl had even paid the yard manager to give the propeller a turn or two once a month to keep the engine from seizing.
Of course it had the typical problems of the Vegas. The old haul liner was falling off, the wood work dried out, and the old gate valves needing replacement. So I brought the boat home, put Silentium into the back yard, stripped her down and stent the next two years rebuilding her.
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This boat is in cruise away condition and is just waiting for the right owner to take on many excellent adventures in safety and comfort.
Click the photo above for more info and pics. email Tom Rose
Sophia is a fine example of the Albin Vega, featuring: LoFrans windlass, Bruce anchor. Radar and Wind vane. Force 10 heat. Brass bulkhead lamp. Force 10 cooktop. Split galley. Updated breaker panel. Just 450 hours on new Beta engine. New transmission, exhaust, prop, shaft, etc. Tiller steering, dry cockpit.
The Albin Vega is a robust and solidly built 27 ft cruiser with an excellent reputation for sailing performance and seaworthiness. This particular Albin Vega is in good condition with upgrades designed for the single-handed, blue water sailor, including: lines run aft, slab reefing, stow-able lazy jacks, self-tailing winches, solar panel, furling headsail, Standard Horizon VHF with AIS/GPS output to laptop, new double lifelines, new head/stainless steel tank, LEDs inside and out, propane grill, new fuse panel, running rigging new in 2009, stereo with iPod dock, Xantrex 2000W inverter/charger, Nav Station and custom cradle. It has been fresh water sailed for at least the last 20 years, was in storage for 13 years prior to our purchase and undergoes maintenance and upgrades in a covered shed in the winter. She comes with a variety of sails for furler or hanks, both of which are included in the sale. (Pictures available upon request.)
The 27 foot Albin Vega is ranked 5th out of 20 boats for seaworthiness and was included in John Vigors book,"Twenty Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere".
An easy working interior for passage making or inland water cruising. Sink and ice box to starboard, followed by a 6 foot 2 inch berth going forward. A new (2011) Jabsco head and stainless steel tank forward of the berth. Wet locker is across from the berth to port, with a smaller berth aft and a Nav station aft of the berth. Ample V-berth configuration sleeps two adults easily. Original cabin table is also usable in the cockpit.
Boat is pretty stock. head and inboard have been removed. Outboard bracket on transom. Rig and sails look good. Deck has crazing in gelcoat. Window rubber has shrunk from age and inner fabric liner has been removed. Interior has been left stock has table, one modification was the addition of a fold up berth on portside settee. Please contact me with any questions. Selling local and reserve the right to pull listing if it sells. Boat is located in Bristol Maine 04564.
1974 Albin Vega 27. Hull 24170774. Basic original condition. No damage history or indication. Moving, must sell. Very good condition. New bottom paint, deck paint, battery, complete electrical system, main sail, lines, deck and bottom paint last year. Depth finder, autopilot, stove, sink, head. Outfitted as offshore cruiser. Genoa, jib, and storm sail. Extra anchor. Original Volvo Penta engine and drive train. Oil analysis indicates high wear, however, engine runs good and does not smoke or use oil. Very solid. $10,000 or best offer by 6/12/10. Contact Brock Weidner at 907-321-3855 or LawNorth2000@yahoo.com.
I have owned the boat for ten years. A previous owner had outfitted the boat for cruising. A standard joke when I take friends sailing is that something will need repair and I will rummage around in a lazarette or a locker below and appear with a replacement part. When asked where I got it the answer is invariably "It came with the boat!"
Sale of the boat will include everything that comes on the boat. It is a garage full of equipment. In fact my advice is to do what I did. Empty the boat and then re-stow and label the location of every imaginable piece of equipment or replacement part. I truly believe you could literally provision with food and water and embark on a cruise!
I'm mellowing with age and like time share vacations! I can get my sailing fix by chartering anywhere in the world!
2 years ago I was out solo in weather between Anacapa and Santa Cruz. My mainsail blew out and a following sea backed up the engine exhaust.Caught with only a headsail and being blown down the coast I maydayed and the Coast Guard towed me in. (Rather nice to find that after the automatic inspection by the Coast Guard my only violation was outdated fire extinguishers and emergency flares). Additional addendum: despite my foolishness "Julie" to care of me. She never felt unseaworthy. I called mayday as I didn't relish being blown down the coast all night with only my headsail.
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Paul Hermanson
1974 Albin Vega 27'. Asking $8,000
This boat is in good condition and ready to sail away. Many sails- 2 mains, working jib, genoa, storm jib, and crusing spinniker.
Original volvo-penta MD6A 10 hp diesel-1176 hours on the clock- runs fine.
New 2008 additions include: shore power, dual battery charger, electric bilge pump and depth sounder/chart plotter.
Out of water survey done Aug 2, 2008.
Call 360-675-4909 Ray Keller or email srkeller2@comcast.net
We have loved this cozy, classic Swedish sailboat for 24 years, but health issues have made this decision for us.
Proven offshore and coastal cruiser (previous/original owner sailed her to New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti, Hawaii and back to the Northwest. Then shipped her to Florida and sailed to Iceland. Then trucked the boat to Seattle and sailed to Aleutians and Russian border).
Offered at US$12,500
CALL San Juan Island Marine Center, 360-378-6202 or email, mitzi@rockisland.com
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Ukiyo, Vega hull #377, has been stored on her trailer for ten years. It is time someone set her right and put her back in her element with wind in her sails. David knows that that will not be him so he his offering her, complete with trailer for only $1500.
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Ukiyo is located in Groton, MA. David can be contacted via email to arrange a showing.